Nichols urges Graves suspend gasoline tax for relief
Rep. Rocky Nichols calls for a temporary gas tax suspension in Kansas to ease high pump prices. He suggests a 90 day halt could save about 90 million dollars and promotes a task force to boost grain-based ethanol fuels. Graves rejects state action, citing lack of authority and bond concerns.
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Rocky Nichols
D-Topeka
Congress
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Graves
Rocky
Don Brown
Kansas
Boeing to supply 94 737 700 jets to UA and Southwest
Boeing will deliver 94 737-700 aircraft to United Airlines and Southwest Airlines with an option for 196 more over 12 years. Alan Mulally, KU and Lawrence High graduate, heads Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group, signaling a major expansion in the fleet. See story, page 3D.
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Boeing Go
Dea
Lawrence High
Alan Mulally
Boeing
Commercial Airplanes Group
Elian Gonzalez Returns Home to Cuba
Elian Gonzalez begins a new life in Cuba as officials promise a normal upbringing after his U S residency dispute ends. The move marks closure of a long international saga with mixed political impact.
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Elian Gonzalez
Fireball wildfire destroys Benton City home
Marty Peck of Benton City Washington describes a wildfire that leveled his home as a fireball two or three times taller than their house. The account appears on page 4A with local impacts and survivor details.
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Marty Peck
Benton City
Wash
McCain Calls Legislation A Step Toward Political Reform
Congress approves first campaign financing restrictions in two decades. The bill requires tax exempt political groups to disclose donors for post passage donations used in ads. President Clinton is expected to sign, aiming for pre election disclosures.
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Washington
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Senate
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R-Ariz
GOP
White House
Campaign Reform Proposes Quarterly Reports for Groups
Legislation targets groups organized for political purposes requiring reporting of contributions of $200 or more and spending of $500 or more. Notices call for four quarterly reports plus filings just before elections to increase disclosure.
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Ually
100000 Census milestone eyed for Douglas County
Douglas County is on the brink of crossing 100000 in the 2000 Census to boost eligibility for more governmental aid. Census official Brenda Little said the count will be just over the mark, about a thousand, with 99 percent complete and final verification due this month.
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Brenda Little
U.S
Little
Douglas County cuts DARE program as budget squeeze bites
Sheriff Loren Anderson pulls the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program to free deputies for core duties, leaving Eudora unaffected as its police department runs the program. He sought 400,000 more in 2001 to hire five deputies amid a nearly 80-officer force, prioritizing patrol and jail duties. See Need, page 3A.
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Douglas County
Loren Anderson
Eudora
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